Hydraulic Fracturing and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) : Selected Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Pollution.

Administrative agencies.

Natural gas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (10 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on hydraulic fracturing, which involves pumping fluids under high pressure into underground low permeability rock formations to crack them, and recover resulting oil and natural gas. Reviews the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires Federal agencies to consider potential environmental consequences of the actions they propose to take through preparation of one of three NEPA documents. Examines situations in which the USDA Rural Development Agency and Delaware River Basin Commission argue that they do not need to conduct a comprehensive environmental review of hydraulic fracturing under NEPA.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Hydraulic Fracturing and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

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